The College News
Volume VII. No. 6.
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1920
Price 10 Cents
NEW ENGLAND CHARACTERIZED
IN POEMS OF ROBERT FROST
ORAL RECORD SHATTERED BY 1921
American Poet-Lecturer Gives
Ccmmentat ve Reading
"The Poet of New England," Robert
Frost, reading from his poems in Taylor
Hall last Saturday evening, under the au-
spices of the Reeling and Writhing Club,
confirmed before the audience his right to
his title. From "The Birches," with which
the reading opened, to the final encore, Mr.
Frost's poems portrayed New England life
and interpreted New England characters.
Unlike the poems of Siegfried Sassoon and
Robert Nichols, who have given readings
at Bryn Mawr in the last two years,
Robert Frost's, all written before 1916,
showed no influence of the war.
Contrasting the tenets of modern ima-
gists such as Ezra Found and Mi� 1 � will,
with his own theories, Mr. Prott said that
he sought to express over and al>ove the
image, the psychological tone conveyed by
the ordinary speaking voice. In this way
Mr. Frost believes that clearness of image
and style arc achieved. "The lay of most
so-calkd imagists is to give poem* that
shall convey a dear image without much
attention to thought or sentiment. Such a
line as 'listener to new yellow roses' docs
not bring any true image; it does not give
one the pleasure of recognition, which is
the basis for all enjoyment in art." The
concluding lines of Mr. Frost's poem, "The
Gum Gatherer," show his simplicity, power
and originality:
"I told him this is a pleasant life
To set your breast to the bark of trees
That all your days arc dim beneath.
And reaching up with a little knife
To loose the resin and take it down
And bring it to market when you please."
Of Mr. Frost's dramatic poems, "The
Fear" was easily the most gripping and
vivid, giving with intensity and insight the
horror of something only half seen in the
darkness of a lonely road.
"There are two kinds of style: the more
bookish and the less bookish. Of all my
poems," Mr. Frost remarked, "I consider
'The Cow in Apple Time' the most book-
ish."
"Something inspires the only cow of late
To make no more of a wall than open gate,
And think no more of wall-builders than
fools.
Her face is flecked with pomace and she
drools
A cider syrup. Having tasted fruit,
She scorns a pasture withering to the root."
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MARKING NO LONGER NUMERICAL
At the last meeting of the faculty it
was voted to give up the numerical Ij --
teni of grading adopted in 1902, and to
return to a literal system. The notation
to be used by the college in future is
the following:
H H C�highest credit
H C�high credit
C�credit
L C�low credit
M�merit
L M�low merit
P�passed
I. P�low passed
F�failed
For failed, a numerical grade
given.
TELL OF TAGORE'S PERSONALITY
Only Seven Fail German Written
With a failure percentage of only 17.?,
1921 has broken the record in German
orals and written*, made last year by
1920 la~t \ear 1X'.'< of the students
taking the examination failed; the best
previous showing was made by 1906, of
whom i2.3c/f failed.
One high credit is posted, two credits,
leVCIl merits and twenty-three pi
The grades are:
High Credit: J. Flcxner.
t refit: H. Rubel, B. Warburg
Merit: I. Cope, H. Hill, E. Kales, B.
Kelley, F KnifTcn, G. I.ubin, M. W ie-
man.
Patted: C Colman, '-'<>; S. Donaldson,
M. lette, M. Foot, E. Godwin, H. James,
B. Kellogg, D. Lubin, H. MacDonald. S.
Marbury, E. Mateson, E. Mills, E. New
ell, N. Porter, H. Stone, E. Taylor, M.
Thompson, A. Weston, A Whitticr, W.
Worcester.
Failed: H. Baldwin, C. Biekley. F.
Billstcin, M. McClennen, H. I. Murray,
I' ( KtrofT, M. Taylor.
Articles Describe Colorful Career
"Kahindranath Tagore is the first among
our saints who has not refused to Uve but
has spoken out of life itself," quotes Wil-
liam Butler Yeats from a Bengali doctor
in his preface to Tagorc's "(iitanjali."
Tagore Will speak here on a literary sub-
ject OB Friday, November 12th, under the
auspices of the English Club.
(. haractcristics of Tagore arc described
in a review of biographies in a number ol
the Nation for 1915. "The impressions we
derive," reads the review, "is of a per-
sonality of rich charm and great activity.
Tagorc's varied career as manager of hil
father's country estate, poet, musician,
essayist, dramatist, novelist, educator, na-
tional leader and finally as educator, letOU
to us tOO prolific and energetic to be truly-
oriental. Moreover, quotations from his
letters prove him a keen observer and
thinker, with decided opinions on SUCH
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FOUR PARTIES REPRESENTED
IN BIG POLITICAL RALLY
ill be
New Panel Hung in the Chapel
An example of Italian Rennaissance
sculpture has been hung on the east wall
of the chapel It is a panel of the type
technically known as a tabernacle, which
is the facade of the cupboard where the
sacramental bread was kept The work
bear* the signature of the Florentine
SCalBtor. Mmo dal PhicSO.
�V
Philadelphia Cricket Club Tripped by
Varsity in 7-2 Victory
Forward Line Passing a Feature
Triumphing over the Philadelphia Cricket
(lub with a 7-2 victory, Varsity won the
third match game of the year last Satin
daj The Philadelphia team was disorgan-
ized in the first half and proved unable to
cope with the finely timed team work of the
Bryn Mawr forwards, but settled down in
the second period holding Varsity to one
tally as against two which it scored.
The Brown team started off with a rush,
scoring a goal in the first few minutes of
play from a long dribble and shot by M
Tyler. The ball then passed into the Bryn
Mawr territory only to be shot out by Miss
Duncan, full-back, to M. Farics at left
�ring, who carried it the length of the field,
passing to A. N'icoll for the second goal.
After a short scrimmage in the circle, the
third goal was pushed in by M. Tyler, fol-
lowed in quick succession by a clean tally
from the edge of the circle by M. Faries
and a long dribble and goal by E. Cecil.
C. Bicklcy shot the last goal of the half
from the middle of the circle after a hot
scrimmage. During this half the Phila-
delphia defense was rushed off its feet by
the clever team work of A N'icoll and M
Farics on the left side, while M Krcch at
half-back played a good game, covering the
right side of the field and passing well to
the forward line.
Play in Second Half Scrappy
The second half opened with a goal for
Philadelphia by Miss Morris, right wing,
after a speedy dribble the length of the
field. Then followed a period of scrapping
during which neither side could gain an
advantage) ending in a goal by Miss Grant
after a long dribble by Miss N'orris. After
a sharp scrimmage in the circle, A N'icoll
scored the final goal of the game for Bryn
Mawr, bringing the total score to 7 tallies
as against 2 for Philadelphia. The defense
proved to be the strongest point "' ,rie
Philadelphia team, while the team work of
the forward line was the most spectacular
feature of the Bryn Mawr team. Line-up:
PHILADELPHIA BRYN MAWR
yiu Norrii* ........R.W.........E. Cecil. '21*
lira. Madeira ........R.I........M Tyler. 22"
.........C.........C. Biekley. '21*
........LI........A Nieoll. .'.��*
...L.W........M. Fariea, -2*'
IH.........M Kreek. 22
...CH V. C�*�e. 2J
..LH..........F. Ha**, 22
IF......E. DMttw, '22
.. . L.F.. Mia* P�t�. Grarf
G G Rkuft. '22
Tar*. '2*. fee V Caeae. VI
Miu Graham
II at* Graal* . .
Miu rhekaoo ..
Miu Valentine .
Miu Carpenter
Uw Cattle-----
Mi. Kruatkaar
Mr. Na�l .....
Mua Sava�e
'SukalituHM:
New Song Adds Impressiveness t >
Lantern Night Cereimny
New Greek Song a Success
Blue lanterns embossed by Chinese char-
acters were presented t" the Freshmen by
the Sophomores hist Friday night in the
doisteri al the annual celebration of Lan-
tern Night.
Owing to a strong west wind, the Sopho-
mores' singing could not be heard until
the] entiled the cloisters, and there was
a long silence while the Irishmen, after
their entrance, waited (or the Sophomores
to walk from Pembroke Arch. 1923 walked
the entire length of the cloisters under the
arch, approaching the fountain by the
center steps, while 1924 used the side steps.
The Sophomores, on the whole, sang
better than the Freshmen. Their rendering
of "Pallas Athene" rsj well modulated and
true, though rather slower than usual.
During the first verse one line WU almost
a whole note behind the other, but when
they met in the center, perfect time was
kept ; a complete pause at the end of each
line marked the rhythm.
Considering the extreme difficulty of the
new nog, the Freshmen sang well. \l-
though at the outset their singing was
marred by a slight raggedncss and a tenor
which was off-key, they recovered the time
and showed more richness and volume in
individual voices than 1923. The Greek
words and full harmonies were much more
in keeping with the ceremony than "Over
the Way." The imprcssnem ss of the
ceremony was enhanced by the dimly lit
library windows and the shadows of the
towers east by the full moon on the cloister
walls.
In the college singing under Pembroke
Arch after the ceremony, 1924 sang their
class song for the first time Contpoted
by B. Ling to an old tune to "Crossing the
Bar," it runs:
Singing Under Pembroke Arch
"We bring our gift of youth
To l>e a sacrifice
To the straight paths of truth,
\nd gnai -hall I* the pri/i
Our spirits strong and brave and free
We joyfully shall lend
To the good rule of wisdom's purity
\nd humbly seek its end.
'With hearts erect and strong
Together we shall go.
Not leasing, though the way be long.
The pathway that we know.
And if the daylight hide*.
The way be steep and far.
Be thou our reverend hope and guide.
Our everloxed Bryn Maw
Fiery Speeches by Faculty and
Undergraduates a Feature
Brandishing torches and surrounded by
yelling hordes of supporters, the Elephant
and the Donkey, the Pig and the Prisoner,
marched into the gymnasium last Monday
night in a vn.it political rally, held under
the auspices of the History and Debating
Clubs
First to put in an appearance was the
Farmer-Labor Party, dragging its Pig in a
cart, and accompanied by Mr. Christensen
and his five wim- \iter them came the
Socialists, bearing Debs m a cage, followed
by the white cloaked Ku klux Man of
the Democrats, escorting Mr. and Mra
Cox. Finally, amid a great blast of noise.
tin (.. o P. Elephant waddled into the
room to the music of a hand dad in War*
i.v and red COfS. With them were Mr.
and Mrs. Harding.
Mr. Harding, impersonated by K. Peek,
11, opened the addresses from his front
porch amid the Cheers of Ins supporters
and the hisses of the opposing factions
"Tin people are tired of W ilsotiism," In
cried; "he is a deluded, despicable, de-
mented despol who would leave us to a
mesa of pottage." In closing Mr. Harding
expressed the sentiment that he would
"rather break the heart of the world than
destroy the SOttl of the \meru an people."
Democrats Urge the League
Mr. Cox (M Foot, '-'1) then took the
Hour in behalf of the Democrati I and
harangued the crowd OH the "League of
Nations'" "What is \merica tO do in this
Crisis?" be asked; "V she to say No to
those nations across the sea? No! a thou-
sand times No!" Here the speech was
ended by a rottm pear hurled by an un-
seen bystander.
Eugene V. Debs (II. Stone, '21), in
prison garb with manacled hands, was led
forward to the platform as his party
Chanted the Socialist war cry:
"Down with the Capitalists, we are Reds;
Socialism, Socialism, We want Debs"
Lifting Ins bound hands to the roof Mr.
thundered, " K� my hands are tied,
so are Labor's hands tied. We want lin
dotn. Let us join hands in establishing a
reign of liberty m America" Mr < hris-
tensen (K. Walker, '21), the Farmer-Labor
candidate, pointing to his five wives, de-
clared. "By this series of wives we solve
the servant problem."
Dr. Wheeler then took the floor for the
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MISS SPINNEY READS FRIDAY
"Deep sincerity, artistic restraint and
classic simplicity' are the qualities attrib-
uted by the New York Izi-ninii I'oSt to
MtU Dorothea Spinney, interpreter of
Classic drama, who will read F.uripi'h,'
HippolytUS m Taylor Hall. Friday evening,
mbcr 3th.
The London Morning Post has said ol
Miss Spinney, "She has a fine face, capable
of intense expression, unusual clearness ot
articulation, a voice of considerable mo-
bility, and a rare sense of music and
rhvthm." ^
Taylor to Have New Class Rooms
New class rooms on the third floor of
Taylor Hall are being provided for by
moving the secretaries' and stenog-
raphers' offices from the north end.
where they originally were, to the rooms
on the south end now occupied by the
business manager. The office of the
business manager will be moved to the
hrst floor where it will be of greater
convenience Only small classes will be
held in the new class rooms.